Below you will find topics of recent government relations testimony.
Click on any of the summary links to read the testimony summary,
or the complete testimony link to read or print the complete testimony.
| June 18, 2009 |
Before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health Regarding Veterans’ Health Bills (HR 1197, 2770, 1293, 1302, 1335, 1546, 2734, & 2738 Plus three Draft Bills) |
 Summary |
 Complete
Testimony |
| June 4, 2009 |
Before the House
Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific,
and the Global Environment Regarding “Agent Orange: What
Efforts Are Being Made To Address The Continuing Impact of
Dioxin in Vietnam?” |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| June 3, 2009 |
Before the House
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Regarding National Commitment to End Veterans’ Homelessness |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| May 19 , 2009 |
Before the House
Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health
Regarding VA Medical Care: “The Crown Jewel and Best
Kept Secret" |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| April 2 ,
2009 |
Before the U.S.
House of Representatives Armed Services Subcommittee on Military
Personnel Regarding Improving Recovery and Full Accounting
of POW/MIA Personnel from all Past Conflicts |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March 24 ,
2009 |
Before the
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans Affairs
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs
Regarding H.R. 952 |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March 12 ,
2009 |
Before the House
and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs Regarding
VVA’s
Legislative Agenda and Policy Initiatives |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March 10 ,
2009 |
Before the Committee
on Veterans Affairs United States Senate
Regarding The Department of Veterans’ Affairs Fiscal
Year ‘10 Budget Request |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March 10 ,
2009 |
Before the Committee
on Veterans Affairs United States House of Representatives
Regarding The Department of Veterans’ Affairs Fiscal
Year ‘10 Budget Request |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March 3 ,
2009 |
Before the U.S.
House of Representatives Veterans Affairs Committee
Subcommittee on Health H.R. 1211, Women Veterans Health Care,
H.R. 784, H.R. 785 and Emergency Treatment in Non-VA Facilities |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| January 28,
2009 |
Before the Committee
on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate Regarding
VVA Legislative Priorities for the 111th Congress |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| October 24,
2008 |
Veterans, Combat
Stress and the Family: A Bipartisan Federal Issue Briefing” hosted
by Witness Justice and supported by VVA. Panelists included
VVA’s Dr. Tom Berger; Kathryn Power, CMHS Director;
John Baker, Attorney; Todd Bowers, IAVA; and Gen. Xenakis,
DoD |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| September 23,
2008 |
Before House
Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation
Regarding Media Outreach to Veterans |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| September 16,
2008 |
| Before the U.S.
House of Representatives Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health
Regarding “Oversight Hearing on the Department of Veterans
Affairs Suicide Prevention Hotline” |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| September 9,
2008 |
Before the U.S.
House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Subcommittee on Health Regarding H.R. 3051 |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| July 9, 2008 |
| Statement for the
Record of VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA Concerning The Smoking
Cessation Drug Chantix |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| June 12, 2008 |
Before the Subcommittee
on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs of the House
Veterans’ Affairs Committee Regarding
14 Bills |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| May 21 , 2008 |
Before The Senate
Veterans Affairs Committee Regarding Pending Health Care
Legisltion |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| May 15 , 2008 |
Before The House
Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific,
and the Global Environment Regarding Our Forgotten Responsibility:
What Can We Do To Help Victims of Agent Orange? |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| May 7 , 2008 |
| Before The Senate
Veterans Affairs Committee Regarding Pending
Legisltion |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| May 1 , 2008 |
Before the Joint
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development
Subcommittee on Appropriations Regarding Housing Our
Heroes, Addressing the Issue of Homeless Veterans in America. |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| April 21, 2008 |
Before the Subcommittee
on Health Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United
States House of Representatives Regarding Women, Rural and
Special Needs Veterans |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| April 15, 2008 |
Concerning Health-Related
Bills H.R. 2818, H.R. 5730, H.R. 5554, H.R. 5595, H.R. 5622
And Draft Bills Before the Subcommittee on Health United
States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| April 9, 2008 |
Before the House
Veterans’ Affairs Committee Regarding Ending
Homelessness for our Nation’s Veterans |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| April 1, 2008 |
Before
the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Subcommittee on Health Regarding PTSD Treatment and Research:
Moving Ahead Toward Recovery |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March 11, 2008 |
Before
the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health Regarding Substance Abuse/Co-morbid
Disorders: Comprehensive
solutions to a Complex Problem |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March 6,
2008 |
| Regarding VVA’s
Legislative Agenda & Priority
Initiatives Before the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs
Of the United States Senate And theUnited States House of
Representatives
|
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| February 28,
2008 |
| Before the Subcommittee
on Health Committee on Veterans Affairs U.S. House of Representatives Regarding Mental Health Treatment for Families: Supporting Those Who Support Our Troops
|
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| February 27,
2008 |
Before
the Subcommittee on Health Committee
on Veterans’ Affairs
United States House of Representatives Regarding VA
FY’09
Construction Authorization
|
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| February 13,
2008 |
| Before the Committee
on Veterans Affairs United States Senate Regarding
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs Fiscal Year ‘09
Budget Request
|
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| February 7,
2008 |
| Before
the Committee on Veterans Affairs United States House of
Representatives Regarding The Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Fiscal Year ‘09 Budget Request
|
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| January 17,
2008 |
| Before the
U.S. House of Representatives Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee
on Health Regarding H.R. 2790, H.R. 3458, H.R. 3819, H.R.
4053, H.R. 4107, H.R. 4146, H.R. 4204 and H.R. 4231 |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| December
12, 2007 |
| Before
the U.S. House of Representatives Veterans’ Affairs
CommitteeRegarding Suicide Among America’s Military
Personnel and Veterans |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| October
25, 2007 |
Concerning
The DVOP/LVER Program and The Veterans Employment & Training
Service (VETS) Before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House
of Representatives |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| October
18, 2007 |
Concerning
Updating and upgrading the Montgomery GI Bill for Today’s
Returning Veterans Before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of
Representatives |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| September
20, 2007 |
| Concerning Licensure & Certification Before
the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
United States House of Representatives |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| July 12 ,
2007 |
| Before
the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees
on Health and Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Regarding Issues Facing Women Veterans |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| June 21 , 2007 |
| Before the
Subcommittee on Health House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Concerning
H.R. 2699 |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| June 20 ,
2007 |
Concerning VA Policy on
Priority 8 Veterans Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
United States House of Representatives |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| June 19 ,
2007 |
Concerning H.R.
585, H.R. 156, and H.R. 704 Before the Subcommittee
on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Committee
on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| May 23 , 2007 |
| Before
the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Concerning
16 Bills on Health Care Issues for Veterans |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| May 3, 2007 |
| Before
the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
United States House of Representatives
Concerning
Accelerated Education Benefits for Veterans |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| April 26, 2007 |
Before
the Subcommittee on Health,
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
United States House of Representatives Concerning
Ten Bills on Health Care Issues for Veterans |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March 22, 2007 |
| Before the House Committee on Natural
Resources Subcommittee on Insular
Affairs |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March 8, 2007 |
| Before the House and Senate Committee on Veteran's Affairs Regarding VVA Legislative Agenda and Policy Initiatives |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| February
14, 2007 |
Before the Subcommittee on Veteran’s
Affairs United States House of Representatives Regarding The Department of
Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year ‘08 Budget Request |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| February
13, 2007 |
Before the Committee on Veteran’s
Affairs United States Senate Regarding The Department of
Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year ‘08 Budget Request |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| February
8, 2007 |
Before the Committee on Veteran’s Affairs
United States Senate Regarding The Department of Veterans
Affairs Fiscal Year ‘08 Budget Request |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| September 28, 2006 |
Before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Veterans Affairs U.S. House of Representatives Regarding Traumatic Brain Injuries and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Diagnosis, Treatment, & Compensation |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| September 20, 2006 |
Before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Concerning Accomplishments and Goals In Veterans' Affairs |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| September 13, 2006 |
Before the Witness Justice Congressional Briefing Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| August 2, 2006 |
Before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Regarding Meeting the Housing Needs of Veterans |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| July 7, 2006 |
Before the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on the Medical Evaluation of Veterans for Disability Compensation |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| July 6, 2006 |
Before the Subcommittee on PTSD of the Committee on Gulf War & Health: Physiologic, Psychologic, And Psychosocial Effects of Deployment-Related Stress Institute of Medicine Of the National Academy of Sciences Regarding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Diagnosis, treatment, and Compensation |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| June 8, 2006 |
Before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Regarding S2694, S2562, S2121, S2659, S2416 and S3363 |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| June 7, 2006 |
Before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Regarding The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Prosthetic Research Programs |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| May 24, 2006 |
Before the Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Regarding FY 2007 Appropriations |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| May 19
, 2006 |
Presented to The Veterans' Disability Benefits
Commission |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March
30, 2006 |
Before the United States Senate Committee
on Veterans' Affairs Regarding 2006 Legislative Priorities |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March
16, 2006 |
Before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Regarding The Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Programs |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| March
1, 2006 |
| Before the Subcommittee on Military
Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs And Related Agencies
Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives
Regarding The Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2007
Budget Request |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| February 16, 2006 |
| Before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs
Regarding 2006 Legislative Priorities |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| February 14, 2006 |
Before the House Veterans Affairs
Committee Subcommittee on Health Regarding The Department
of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 07 Budget Request for the
Veterans Health Administration |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| February 13, 2006 |
Before the Subcommittee on PTSD Gulf War & Stress:
Health Project Institute of Medicine of the National Academy
of Science Regarding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
and Treatment |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
| February 8, 2006 |
| Before the Committee on Veteran's Affairs United
States House of Representatives Regarding The Department of
Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 07 Budget Request |
| Summary |
Complete
Testimony |
